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Does Warm Beer Help In Flushing Kidney Stones?

I just had an ultrasound done on my kidney because my primary doctor thinks I may have a kidney stone. I had a dull ache on right side from the front under my ribs to the back for the past 2 weeks. One night I ached even when I tried to roll over in bed, it kept me up all night. I looked at the ultrasound machine while she was completing it and I saw a round white circle the size of a small marble. My daughter who is studying to become an ultrasound tech said it could be a stone or even maybe cancer because cancer shows up white on an ultrasound. I thought, oh wonderful. I pray it is only a stone. Actually the pain has subsided somewhat and is not as intense. Where I work one of the nurses aids said to drink warm beer, so I did. Do you think if it is a stone that warm beer will help?
Mon, 14 Sep 2015
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Hi, welcome to HCM
Looking to your history, i, as a nephrologist, understand your concern.
Stones which are obstructed in urine passage, first of all, require its complete removal to relieve obstruction.
CT scan will help us to rule this possibilty.
Do basic urine report and S.creatinine.
Then, it requires evaluation of cause of kidney stone and type of stone.
Adequate water intake with salt restriction, decrease intake of nonveg protein and normal calcium intake are the general measures to prevent kidney stones.
Magnesium, citrate and Vit B6 can prevent stone formation.
Beer will not help much. Take adequate water and citrate supplements as advised.
I think this would be helpful to you.
Best wishes. TC.
Dr Jay Patel.



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Does Warm Beer Help In Flushing Kidney Stones?

Hi, welcome to HCM Looking to your history, i, as a nephrologist, understand your concern. Stones which are obstructed in urine passage, first of all, require its complete removal to relieve obstruction. CT scan will help us to rule this possibilty. Do basic urine report and S.creatinine. Then, it requires evaluation of cause of kidney stone and type of stone. Adequate water intake with salt restriction, decrease intake of nonveg protein and normal calcium intake are the general measures to prevent kidney stones. Magnesium, citrate and Vit B6 can prevent stone formation. Beer will not help much. Take adequate water and citrate supplements as advised. I think this would be helpful to you. Best wishes. TC. Dr Jay Patel.